Ji Han (middle), winner of the 2011 Charity Car Raffle, accepted her brand new Toyota Matrix alongside her husband, mother and daughter (pictured).

Ji Han intended to purchase two raffle tickets for the Win a Car Charity Raffle hosted by The Scarborough Hospital Foundation, but on a whim, she bought three more. Of her five tickets, it was the fifth that won her a brand new 2011 Toyota Matrix.

“It was the first time I have ever won anything in my life,” says Ji, Registered Nurse at the Birchmount campus. “I didn’t expect to win, and I only expected to buy two tickets. I just feel so lucky.”

But Ji wasn’t the only winner in the raffle. She was so thrilled with her big win that she and her family decided to further support their community hospital, and donate money back to the Foundation. A portion of Ji’s generous donation will benefit the Foundation’s MRI campaign.

“The hospital is my second home,” says Ji. “The hospital gave me my first job when I graduated, and I really appreciated it. TSH really opened up doors for me, and I wanted to give back.”

In 2000, Ji moved from Tianjin, China to Canada with her husband and children. With a 14-year background in obstetrics, Ji wanted to become a nurse. She applied to Centennial College to learn English as well as achieve her RPN certificate, and continued her education in a joint program with Mohawk College and McMaster University. Her first job in the Canadian healthcare system was with TSH, and she enjoys her current role in the Family Maternity Centre at the Birchmount campus.
The 2011 Toyota Matrix, provided by Scarborough Toyota, was presented to Ji on February 17. In total, more than 3,000 tickets were sold in the 2011 raffle with proceeds benefiting the hospital’s Wound Care Centre, one of the busiest wound treatment centres in Canada that faces growing demand due to an aging population and increases in certain chronic diseases.

“We want to congratulate Ms. Han on her win, and sincerely thank her for her generous donation,” says Michael Mazza, President of The Scarborough Hospital Foundation. “We also wish to thank each and every person who purchased a raffle ticket and donated their time to support this event. It is through the remarkable kindness of the public, staff, physicians and volunteers that we are able to enhance healthcare within our community.”

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Situated in the most diverse community in Canada, The Scarborough Hospital (TSH) delivers innovative, high-quality patient care at two hospital campuses and six satellite sites. The Scarborough Hospital is a regional centre for dialysis and is renowned for its sexual assault care centre and mental health programs. Affiliated with the University of Toronto, TSH is also a referral centre for vascular surgery, pacemakers and cataract surgery.
 
For more information, please contact:

Krista Luxton
Communications Officer, Corporate Communications
The Scarborough Hospital
(416) 438-2911 ext. 8090
kluxton@tsh.to